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Florida teacher accused of drowning nuisance raccoons retires
Published May 20, 2018
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An agriculture teacher accused of drowning raccoons in front of students has retired.
The Ocala Star-Banner reports that Dewie Brewton announced his retirement Thursday in a letter to Forest High School officials. He had been with Marion County Public Schools for 31 years.
Brewton had been on administrative leave pending the outcome of a school district investigation. Brewton's retirement ends the district investigation, but schools spokesman Kevin Christian says law enforcement is still investigating.
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Christian says students had complained that multiple raccoons were drowned because the animals were a nuisance to the school's agriculture program. At least one of the creatures was suspected of killing a chicken.
According to the school's website, Brewton has been the school's agriculture-education adviser since 2006.
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